RDC: Brighton Heights, Silver Mount Burials

Thank you, Lynn!

Reformed Protestant Church of Staten Island, corner stone laid October 10, 1818. June 1851 the Reformed Dutch Church of Stapleton is organized, the new corner stone was laid on October 27, 1863. March 23, 1870 the name is changed to The Reformed Church of Brighton Heights Staten Island. In a deed November 15, 1824, recorded February 12, 1825 the cemetery is eight tenths of an acre. In a deed recorded in June 1874 the cemetery is sold to Samuel Cooper, undertaker for $2,500 and the removal of the bodies and re-interment in Silver Mount Cemetery, February 4, 1878. January 10, 1878 Plot #429 in Silver Mount Cemetery is purchased for this purpose. Royden Vosburgh indicates in 1922 that Plot #429 is not taken care of within Silver Mount. “The reader cannot fail to observe the small number of gravestones that are now found in the Reformed Church plot, after examination of the copy that follows. However, after making every allowance, it does not appear that half the interments in the Stapleton Cemetery can be found at Silver Mount, even after including all the gravestones in family lots individually owned, which are not within the bounds of the Reformed Church Lot.”

The layout of this plot according to Mr. Vosburgh: “There are four well defined rows in the plot. The stones of these rows were probably transferred from the south side of Main Avenue from the old cemetery, which section had been used for general interments as distinguished from the family lots.”

In addition to the graves in Plot #429, according to the notes from V.L.D, they transcribed a selection of grave stones throughout Silver Mount. “The selection was intended to include the family plots of certain families known to have been connected with the Reformed Church of Brighton Heights Staten Island and supposed to contain gravestones at one time in the Stapleton Cemetery. No assurance can be given that the selection represents all the gravestones so transferred; in fact it is now known that the Gillespie lot at least was omitted. “ V.L.D. notes that old grave stones are used as paving stones for the pathways. They record some of these that are still readable and that were placed on the pathways face up.

These records were transcribed to the best of our ability, the records are in poor condition and extremely hard to read. If you find a discrepancy in these records, please make that correction in your own files. We will not make any alterations to this listing. If you find these records not compatible to your own family history, you are encouraged to seek death certificates or other legal vital records through the New York City Municipal Archives located in Manhattan. This cemetery interment listing is provided as a courtesy from Friends of Abandoned Cemeteries, Inc. to aid you in your genealogy or family history search only and should be not used as legal vital records.

Transcribed: by Lynn Rogers.

First Name

Last Name

Soundex

18y

Date of Death

Date of Birth

Misc.

Milligan

Alston

A423

18y

7/21/1800

Son of Moses, formerly mid shipman of the US ship Adams

Orin M.

Armstrong

A652

45y

8/2/1826

Charity

Baker

B260

61y,4m,24d

10/13/1831

Joseph

Baker

B260

36y,1m

1/11/1828

Letitia Ann

Baker

B260

10y,2m,9d

12/13/1831

Daughter of Joseph

Johann

Beckmann

B255

6/20/1853

8/27/1800

Came as Captain of the Bremer Barque Figaro on 28 May 1853 as far as New York and died on Stten Island

Infant

Bent

B530

11/29/1851

Buried with mother Mrs. Sarah Bent

Sarah

Bent

B530

23y

11/29/1851

Daughter of Thomas & Mary Atkinson, of Ashton County of Lancanshire England, who departed this life on this Island

Albert T.

Blake

B420

2/17/1912

12/28/1854

Baby Ida

Blake

B420

6m,12d

3/2/1858

Daughter of David R. & Frances Blake

Catherine O.

Blake

B420

61y,9m,2d

8/6/1854

Wife of Benjamin a native of Truro, Cornwall England

Charles Horatio

Blake

B420

3y,12d

8/28/1850

Son of David R. & Frances Blake

David R.

Blake

B420

36y,5m,6d

4/24/1858

Elinor

Blake

B420

5y,8m,10d

4/18/1858

Son of David R. & Frances Blake

Francis

Blake

B420

5y,8m,21d

2/25/1856

Son of David R. & Frances Blake

Margaret B.

Bowen

B500

6y,6m

6/28/1827

Died at Sea, daughter of H.R.N. & M.W. Bowen

Eleanor

Bradley

B634

84y,

1/10/1879

George

Bradley

B634

84y,8m,13d

3/31/1858

James

Bradley

B634

70y,26d

1/20/1857

An honest man is the noblest work of God

James

Brash

B620

80y

11/2/1840

Weaver a native of Scotland, well known and highly respected on Staten Island

Andrew

Brown

B650

37y

7/26/1828

A native of Edinburgh Scotland but for many years a resident of Savannah, Georgia

Janet

Clark

C462

76y

8/16/1852

Nee Graham, wife of Donald Clark, late of Kilninver Parish Argyleshire Scotland, died at sea

Margaret Hitchcock

Clark

C462

1910

1877

"Our Daisey"

Anna

Cooper

C160

45y,6m,27d

4/2/1856

Wife of Samuel

George B.

Cooper

C160

9y,

5/17/1872

Jane R.

Cooper

C160

17y,3m

3/9/1855

Daughter of Samuel & Ann

Jenny

Cooper

C160

4m,13d

12/3/1869

Little Jenny

Nelly

Cooper

C160

1y,3m

5/22/1872

Our little Nelly

S.

Cooper

C160

1920

1845

Samuel

Cooper

C160

1908

1814

Mary

Corcoran

C626

23m,18d

10/17/1848

Daughter of Anna Marie

Beekman Van Buren

Denyse

D520

8/30/1844

3/6/1825

Youngest son of Capt. James D. Dense. Born on S.I.

Denyse D.

Denyse

D520

83y,7m,19d

12/16/1847

Mary

Denyse

D520

80y

8/1/1849

Widow of Denyse D. Deynse

Elizabeth L.

Deshon

D250

1/20/1895

6/17/1830

Nee Keteltas, Wife of Henry S.

Henry Sargent

Deshon

D250

7/9/1909

2/19/1828

Mary Ann

Eastwood

E233

65y

12/18/1857

Arabella

Eccles?

E242

53y

9/22/1831

Wife of John, late of North Loach England, died on the third day after her arrival in America, deeply lamented by her family and friends.

Letitia

Elliott

E430

79y

10/16/1881

Nee Irvine, wife of Samuel McKenzie

Samuel McKenzie

Elliott

E430

65y

4/29/1875

Lt. Col. 79th NY Highlanders and Brig. Gen US Vols, Civil War

William H.

Gibson

G125

Catharine

Gillespie

G421

56y

2/16/1845

Wife of Capt. John

Elizabeth

Gillespie

G421

42y

5/30/185?

Wife of Capt. John

John, Capt.

Gillespie

G421

57y

3/10/1858

Archibald

Gordon

G635

9/9/1848

7/25/1800

Of Dumfrieshire Scotland, born Wexford Ireland, died at Tompkinsville

Hannah

Gordon

G635

1/9/1849

9/19/1847

Daughter of Archibald & Sarah Ann

Sarah Ann

Gordon

G635

7/10/1856

12/19/1805

Wife of Archibald

Susan

Gordon

G635

2 days

1/8/1843

Daughter of Archibald & Sarah Ann

John

Grant

G653

6/30/1849

"Who was killed at sea by falling from the main top sail, yard of Ship Ferezpore, on the voyage from Liverpool to NY, erected by his brother Capt. Charles of Belfast Ire.

James

Harcourt MD

H626

7/31/1870

3/16/1809

Sophia

Hawley

H400

43y

5/18/1842

Wife of Truman, departed this life in the City of New York

Ann

Hetherington

H365

27y

8/15/1831

Wife of William

David, Capt.

Higgins

H252

5/14/1849

9/16/1786

Died in the faith of the gospel

Sarah Ann

Higgins

H252

55y

7/26/1858

Wife of Capt. David

Alice

Hitchcock

H322

6/17/1903

Daughter of Ella & James Roosevelt Hitchcock

Ella B.

Hitchcock

H322

11/2/1911

Wife of James Roosevelt

Francis Folger

Hitchcock

H322

1897

1864

Gen'l Geo. Howard

Hitchcock

H322

1838

1919

132 Regt NY Inf. Civil War Lieut. Col.

Howard

Hitchcock

H322

7/18/1835

9/19/1834

Son of Daniel R. and Mary

James Roosevelt

Hitchcock

H322

4/12/1878

3/28/1841

Col. 9th Regiment NGSNY, Winchester Post 197 GAR

Mary A.

Hitchcock

H322

1914

1840

Nee Field, wife of Gen'l George

Mary H.

Hitchcock

H322

1919

1874

Sarah Howard

Hitchcock

H322

9/16/1861

5/3/1843

Frances

Hollingsworth

H452

1869

1802

Susan G.

Hollingsworth

H452

1901

1830

William F.

Hollingsworth

H452

45y

2/6/1846

Major George

Howard

H630

7/13/1851

1/23/1787

Sarah

Howard

H630

9/24/1839

8/9/1789

Francis Pendleton

Hutton

H350

4y

4/7/1841

Son of Francis & Catherine Hutton

Wm Thompson

Jamison

J525

20y,10m,13d

9/4/1848

Died in Stapleton, S.I., a member of the Tompkins Cadets, In Life universally beloved, indeath equally regretted, his bereaved shopmates of the SI Malleable Iron Works erected this

Lilly M. Th.

Jergel

J624

8/9/1852

12/16/1851

Born in Nurnberg Germany died on Staten Island

Edward Bernard

Kaupe

K100

7/17/1859

4/7/1859

Amelia

Keteltas

K343

12/27/1872

1/16/1811

Wife of Stephen

Arietta A.

Keteltas

K343

4/28/1890

1/4/1833

Stephen

Keteltas

K343

4y,5m,29d

9/16/1831

Son of Stephen and Amelia

Eliza

La Fort

L163

51y,7m

8/15/1826

Wife of Capt. John

Francis

La Fort

L163

33y

6/1835

John Capt.

La Fort

L163

80y

10/1846

Cornelia Platt

Lansing

L525

9y,2m,3d

11/28/1841

Child of Richard P. and Susan Platt Lansing

Frances Tappen

Lansing

L525

10y,11m,22d

11/28/1841

Child of Richard P. and Susan Platt Lansing

Phillipina Slosson

Lansing

L525

5y,3m,1d

11/28/1841

Child of Richard P. and Susan Platt Lansing

John O'Bryan

Le Fort

L163

25y, 9m

5/11/1821

Son of John & Eliza La Fort

Amelia G.

Ludlow

L340

1/12/1898

5/14/1830

Nee Smith, wife of Stephen K.

Arieta

Ludlow

L340

8y,6m

7/2/1830

Daughter of Joseph & Elizabeth

Caroline E.

Ludlow

L340

2/3/1872

11/12/1815

Edmund A.

Ludlow

L340

1912

1821

Elizabeth

Ludlow

L340

5/29/1872

8/17/1786

George Howard

Ludlow

L340

11y,9d

12/8/1841

Son of Joseph & Elizabeth

Joseph

Ludlow

L340

51y,4m,16d

8/24/1834

Little Angel

Ludlow

L340

6/6/1862

Daughter

Lothaire Claudine

Ludlow

L340

11y,5m

12/13/1841

Son of James O & Mary C.

Minerva Hartor

Ludlow

L340

1901

1821

Sarah Cordelia

Ludlow

L340

4y,4d

2/25/1824

Daughter of Joseph & Elizabeth

Stephen K.

Ludlow

L340

12/31/1890

1/14/1825

William D.

Ludlow

L340

1/24/1923

9/8/1828

Son of Joseph & Elizabeth

Eliza D.

Lyman

L550

11/3/1895

9/24/1826

Nee Ludlow, Wife of John H. Lyman

John H.

Lyman

L550

6/3/1882

7/27/1806

Williston

Lyman

L550

3weeks/3d

10/5/1854

Son of John H. & Eliza D.

Ann Van Beuren

Lyon

L500

16y

1/2/1843

Adopted daughter of Major Gen. Van Beuren

S.E.W.

Macfarlane

M216

65y,6m,9d

10/14/1877

Wife of John Macfarlane

Sabra?

Marsh

M620

3/14/1871

1/12/1793

Stephen Gardner

Marshall

M624

7/18/1849

11/14/1818

Who died in his vessel at sea

Alexander

Maxwell

M240

37y

7/23/1852

Jane

McCottry

M236

75y

5/16/186?

Wife of Samuel

Samuel

McCottry

M236

72y

9/1855

Angeline

Mills

M420

5y,6m,22d

7/10/1846

Daughter of Zophar & Eliza, departed this life in the City of New York

George W.

Mills

M420

37y

2/3/1842

Departed this life in the City of New York

Hildah

Mills

M420

51y

8/13/1831

Consort of Nathaniel Mills who departed this life in the City of New York

Nathaniel

Mills

M420

52y

5/26/1832

Departed this life in the City of New York

Samuel, Capt.

Nickels

N242

56y,3m,18d

6/3/1841

Jonathan, Capt.

Nickerson

N262

29y

4/10/1833

of Chatham Mass

John Malcolm

Ogilvie

O241

2/11/1851

5/16/1850

Harriet

Pentland

P534

43y

1/1/1842

James

Reauveau

R100

3y,4d

12/11/1844

Son of John & Mary L.

John

Reauveau

R100

32y,8m,5d

8/29/1848

Sarah

Roff

R100

9/29/1859

5/30/1817

Clara Hitchcock

Sandwood

S533

1902

1866

Abraham

Sequine

S250

7/24/1867

7/8/1827

Husband of Mary

Abraham L.

Sequine

S250

5/8/1890

5/7/1860

James, Jr.

Sequine

S250

23y,4m,17d

11/28/1848

John

Sequine

S250

86y,11m

9/15/1843

Mary

Sequine

S250

75y,5m,18d

2/8/1864

Mary A.

Sequine

S250

1/8/1911

7/20/1836

Daniel

Simonson

S552

40y,3m,15d

1/4/1849

Emma

Simonson

S552

3m,8d

1/2/1849

Theo.

Simonson

S552

Corp'l Co. B. 132nd NY Inf. Civil War

Charles Town

Smith

S530

1907

1827

Frank

Smith

S530

14 days

5/6/1859

Twin Children of Charles C. &Henrietta S. Smith

Julia

Smith

S530

3m,14d

8/7/1859

Twin Children of Charles C. &Henrietta S. Smith

Margaret

Smith

S530

1893

1837

Nee Gordon, wife of Charles Town Smith

Maria J.

Smith

S530

70y,26d

10/31/1869

Samuel Russel

Smith

S530

51y

12/24/1851

4/10/1801

S.R. Smith MD (Smith Infirmary)

Francis

Squire

S600

8/18/1835

10/1/1795

Born at Fairfield CT, died on board the Brig Himmaleb? On his passage from Port au Prince to New York

Jane

Standerwick

S353

83y,11m,10d

11/8/1854

John S.

Standerwick

S353

1y,6m,12d

4/23/1846

10/11/1844

William

Standerwick

S353

17m,21d

7/31/1841

Son of Griffen and Cornelia Tompkins

George

Sturges

S362

33y

9/1826

of Boston

Amy

Taxter

T236

86y,11m,14d

9/22/1886

George Ford

Taxter

T236

69y,3m,2d

10/18/1863

Annie

Thompson

T512

6m,16d

5/27/1870

Daughter of William & Mary

Mary R.

Thompson

T512

7/9/1890

4/12/1843

Wife of William

Agnes

Tompkins

T512

11/20/1876

10/16/1843

Nee Pound, wife of Griffen

Griffen

Tompkins

T512

45y,6m,27d

6/19/1847

Griffen, Jr.

Tompkins

T512

Winchester Post 197 GAR

Louisa Adeline

Tompkins

T512

22y,2m,15d

6/26/1820

Wife of Griffen Tompkins (note by VLD: "this is probably the first wife of Griffen Tompkins"

Susan Maclaren

Tompkins

T512

6m

4/1836

Daughter of Griffen and 2nd wife Cornelia

Harry

Ullman

U455

7y,6m

3/20/1876

Ann

Van Beuren

V516

55y

2/22/1847

Wife of Beekman H.

Beekman H.

Van Beuren

V516

77y

2/17/1847

A just and upright man

Abraham

Van Pelt

V514

75y,2m,9d

7/3/1856

Catharine

Van Pelt

V514

84y,9m

11/18/1858

Henry, Sr.

Van Pelt

V514

71y,4d

8/3/1832

"The grave of"

Howard

Van Pelt

V514

47y,7m

4/20/1878

Anchor Emblem on grave stone

Laner

Van Pelt

V514

4/5/1873

Margaret

Van Pelt

V514

64y,5m

1/3/1898

Mary

Van Pelt

V514

55y,1m,18d

2/13/1842

Wife of Abraham

Peter

Van Pelt

V514

67y,2m,4d

11/11/1842

Sarah

Van Pelt

V514

8/16/1875

Stephen A.

Vaughn

V250

27y,3m,20d

8/14/1852

Son of Lewis and Sarah

Hannah M.

Vermilye

V654

1899

1828

Nee Tompkins wife of Theodore C.

T.C.

Vermilye

V654

3/31/1889

9/27/1849

Theodore C.

Vermilye

V654

55y

11/13/1879

Ann Maria

Vreeland

V645

25y,65m

7/16/1853

Daughter of Catherine & William

Catherine Eliza

Vreeland

V645

50y or 60y

6/15/1853

Widow of the late Wm Vreeland

Eder

Vreeland

V645

8/10/1854

6/23/1836

Son of Catherine & William

Jane R.

Vreeland

V645

15y,11m,2d

2/2/1849

Daughter of Catherine & William

Julia Anna

Vreeland

V645

23y,3m

1/13/1853

Daughter of Catherine & William

Richard Howard

Vreeland

V645

20y,7m,7d

4/3/1846

Eleanore Mary

Walser

W426

5m,19d

12/10/1880

Mary A.

Walser

W426

65y

6/17/1890

Paul

Walser

W426

2/26/1887

Darling son of Oliver and Ella

Theo. Havelock

Walser

W426

19y

4/24/1878

Theo.

Walser, M.D.

W426

77y

4/23/1902

Anna

Westervelt

W236

4/22/1890

9/21/1803

Anna

Westervelt

W236

4/17/1849

2/26/1833

Caspar

Westervelt

W236

6/6/1852

11/1/1844

Ellsworth

Westervelt

W236

10/4/1897

4/4/1843

Ernest

Westervelt

W236

9/20/1847

1/10/1847

Gilbert W.

Westervelt

W236

28y

7/16/185?

Of New York who died at this place of the prevailing epidemic, erected by his friends of the City of New York